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... inclosure is 245 feet long by 150 broad . Figure 5 shows a group of mounds in Washing- ton County , Mississippi , some of which are connected by means of causeways . Another class of these antiquities consists of inclosures formed by ...
... inclosure is 245 feet long by 150 broad . Figure 5 shows a group of mounds in Washing- ton County , Mississippi , some of which are connected by means of causeways . Another class of these antiquities consists of inclosures formed by ...
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... inclosures containing from 100 to 200 acres are not infrequent , and occasional works are found in- closing as many as 400 acres . " Figures 6 and 7 give views of the Hopeton works , four miles north of Chilli- cothe , Ohio ...
... inclosures containing from 100 to 200 acres are not infrequent , and occasional works are found in- closing as many as 400 acres . " Figures 6 and 7 give views of the Hopeton works , four miles north of Chilli- cothe , Ohio ...
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... inclosures and 500 mounds have been ex- amined in Ross County , Ohio . The number of mounds in the whole state is estimated at over 10,000 , and the number of inclosures at more than 1500. The great number of these ancient remains in ...
... inclosures and 500 mounds have been ex- amined in Ross County , Ohio . The number of mounds in the whole state is estimated at over 10,000 , and the number of inclosures at more than 1500. The great number of these ancient remains in ...
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... inclosure partially faced with sun - dried bricks of large size ; and in this neighborhood ditches and artificial ponds ... inclosures ( elsewhere more regular in form ) were designed in the forms of animals , birds , serpents , and even ...
... inclosure partially faced with sun - dried bricks of large size ; and in this neighborhood ditches and artificial ponds ... inclosures ( elsewhere more regular in form ) were designed in the forms of animals , birds , serpents , and even ...
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John Denison Baldwin. Precipice BRUSH CREEK where the mounds are numerous , the inclosures have more regular forms ; and in the Ohio Valley very often their great extent has incited speculation . At Newark , Ohio , when first discovered ...
John Denison Baldwin. Precipice BRUSH CREEK where the mounds are numerous , the inclosures have more regular forms ; and in the Ohio Valley very often their great extent has incited speculation . At Newark , Ohio , when first discovered ...
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